"We had an idea and a dream to one day stage a fashion show at the Trevi Fountain," Pietro Beccari, the Fendi chairman and CEO, told CNN Style. "Four years later, here we are."

The couture display was the first – and, most likely, the last – ever show to be staged at the historical site, which saw models including Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid walking across the water.

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"I sat in the front row and watched a procession of magical-looking creatures wearing fairy-tale outfits," said Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief Justine Picardie. "You're reminded, when you actually see the extraordinary couture pieces, of the 90-year legacy of the artisanship of Fendi – and there really is something magical about that."

Go behind the scenes at the extraordinary show with CNN Style in the video below:

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